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Universal announces a deluxe extended edition of the recent Peter Jackson film

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Universal has announced a deluxe extended edition of the Peter Jackson directed King Kong, which stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. The three-disc package will be available to own from the 14th November this year, and should set you back around $34.98. A limited edition giftset, complete with a beautifully crafted King Kong figurine will also be available from the 14th. This should retail at around $79.98. The film will include an additional thirteen minutes of footage. We've attached a complete rundown of the extra material below, along with our first look at the official region one package artwork:

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This movie needs to be edited shorter rather longer... They gave Peter Jackson too much editorial freedom after his success with LOTR. Did we really need to have character development for Billy the ship's toilet scrubber?

psycho_01 wrote: That sculpture is just ugly. I'll definitely be taking the much less expensive route and just getting the three-disc set itself.I agree - I would have expected better from this studio!

Hi, I just checked Amazon and there will be King Kong (Deluxe Extended Limited Edition DVD Gift Set). Can you give me the contents list of package ? Cause I think I will buy this version. Thank you for your information.

BTW if you wanna see the mother load of EXTRAS shell out the cash and get the production diaries. THEY ROCK. It brings you up to the last day of filming. Then the are continued on the for post production on the 2 disc set. I can't wait to see what other EXTRAS will be on the 3 disc set. King was a great film, Peter JAckson did an amazing job, a litte slow in parts but the last 45 minutes is some of the most cinematic amazing film I've ever seen. LOVED IT!

Son of a...I thought there wasnt a longer cut of this movie available so I bought the 2 disc. Looks like I'm gonna have to buy the special giftset edition. Personally I absolutely loved the movie but am getting sick of studios double dipping EVERYTHING.

Does anyone know what some of the dleted scenes are? I hearb that one of the scenes is when they first reach Skull Island Bay a giant Sea monster attacks the Venture. It might bewhen they are leaving SkullIsland. Not totally sure. Box set is awsome looking.

MLVC wrote: King Kong is a fantastic film and nobody could have remade it better than Jackson did. God, so many of you seem to hate it so much yet your still on here reading about it and wasting your time posting your opinions on it. Keep em to yourself.

King Kong is a fantastic film and nobody could have remade it better than Jackson did. God, so many of you seem to hate it so much yet your still on here reading about it and wasting your time posting your opinions on it. Keep em to yourself.

you know what, you dont have to like Peter Jackson, which I dont know why anyone wouldnt considering he has made some of the best movies in filmmaking history including the best movie trilogy in the past decade, but to call him and King Kong garbage is way below the belt. All you F**king losers calling it gargabe and c**p, lets see your Wondrous work, oh thats right you havnt made s**t. So shut your trap until you have made something better than that of King Kong. Oh and another thing everyone shooting there mouths off about how the movie is too long, well guess what, if they had cut any of the scenes out the movie would have had more missing pieces and then all you same people would be back here B***hing about how the movie is incomplete or not quite long enough. So enough already. Either you like it or you dont. But dont start tarring the movie down for what it is.

Yes, trailers, boo only two commentary participants. Can Jackson and Boyens really talk for more than three hours straight? It would have been really nice to hear Naomi Watts on the track, since she's one of the best things about the picture.

I thought the theatrical cut played better when I watched it at home. I wasn't too thrilled by the idea of more footage, but 13 minutes put back in isn't all that bad. And that Dolby Digital track on the theatrical cut was excellent. Not sure exactly how much more a DTS track would add (although it is always nice to have that option).

I really do hope that Universal announces the HD-DVD of the film at the same time. I would rather not triple dip on this title (theatrical, extended, HD).

Dustin wrote: Seeing that DSman is banned... what a great way to start off my morning.

I know. I had stopped reading some threads because of the endless hatred of King Kong in every thread he posted in. I can understand and respect not liking a movie. There are plenty of good movies that just weren't my thing. But Kong was pretty well received by both the public and the critics (which seems fairly rare these days), so it's hard to make a case that the movie itself was bad.

Well, if you a fan of a movie you really want the best dvd set that they offer. I have in the past replaced so many DVD's with updated edition, extended editions, collector's editions and I plan to continue. It gives you a little bit of Hollywood in your home. As for King Kong, One of the best movies I have every seen. It now ranks in my favorite movie categories. It amazes me to hear how people always repeat what the movie critics say about a movie. Who is going to tell you if you like a movie or not! I think that's totally stupid. Some people just don't care for this genre of movies (like jurassic park or jaws). If you don't like it, don't watch it. I think a chat area should be used for people who are into the movie & talk about what they liked about it. Like King Kong had so much emotion & mystery in it. I think Peter Jackson did above & beyond what anybody could have expected. Peace.

wildjem77 - cut it out please. The problem has been dealt with, so we don't need anymore silly posts like that. We've got enough work to do on the site as it is - we don't want to be keeping members in check every 5 seconds too!

Hmm, I am kind of disappointed that the featurette PJ said he was going to include in the EE regarding the endangerment of the Gorillas is nowhere to be found, kind of like what he did for that sick child on the ROTK EE...hopefully we will get to see that as well to make people more aware.

mclay wrote: Jonny "Me You" wrote: I think Universal blew it with a lot of home theater geeks. Many won't buy without DTS.

The film has a DD-EX mix, like Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy did(Universal doesn't mention that on the DVD menu or on the cover art, but it's confirmed at the Dolby website and on the film's ending credits). I shouldn't see why DTS enthusiasts shouldn't be pleased with just a DD 5.1-EX track... because that DD-EX track was demo-worthy to begin with.

While I used to not care about whether or not a DVD had DTS (because my old receiver didn't have a DTS-decoder) but now my new one does and I do pick the DTS track given the opportunity. However, as you said, a good DD track is just as good as a decent DTS track, if not better some times. And the DD track for the TC was pretty darn good.

Jonny "Me You" wrote: I think Universal blew it with a lot of home theater geeks. Many won't buy without DTS.

The film has a DD-EX mix, like Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy did(Universal doesn't mention that on the DVD menu or on the cover art, but it's confirmed at the Dolby website and on the film's ending credits). I shouldn't see why DTS enthusiasts shouldn't be pleased with just a DD 5.1-EX track... because that DD-EX track was demo-worthy to begin with.

Oh my God, dsman71, not only are you an asshole, but you suck at being an it. "thats not what your mom said after I banged her"? That's the saddest put down I've read since Downfall's little tirade. This coming from the guy claiming maturity over our other readers? I'm counting down the seconds untill Chris bans you.

So, are the 16 deleted scenes PART of the movie or just a featurette? If it's just a featurette, then how much longer IS the movie, or hell, what's the final run time and I'll do the math myself? (or is it posted above and I'm too stupid to see it?) Anywho, that's all...

Well, I thought 3 hours was enough. But I got the special edition in March, but since there's about 40 mins. of extra footage and it's a 3-disc set, and it's relatively not expensive, I'll probably pick up the one w/out the statue.

Well, I was wrong... there are many more bonus features on the EE than I thought there were (and even the trailers to promote the movie are included, a rarity among Universal DVDs). No isolated music track, no multiple commentaries and no DTS = no buy for me.

Adrian wrote: Matt wrote: dsman71 wrote: Ive been around long enough to know what's better, maybe you havent.. But obvioulsy not around long enough to know when to give something a rest. You didn't like Jackson's King Kong and we get that, but do you really need to post it more than half a dozen times in multiple threads while belittling those who happen to like it along the way?

Not to mention the fact that you really can't make a case that this is a bad movie. It was one of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2005. Check out rottentomatoes.com. It has an 84% fresh rating. That's as high as I can remember for a commercial movie (i.e. non-arthouse type fair.) So you dislike the movie? It doesn't make it a bad movie.

KK 05 Cool art better than the movie Why ? THE MOVIE SUCKED thats why Well Chris I misjudged and I apologize. We can agree that these new films suck and Ive been watching G films since I was a kid and found GFW to be so awful with bad acting, bad story, out of place music by Emerson and no Godzilla until 1 hour and the monster fights were shorter than a WWE RAW match ! LOL The director for GFW had NO CLUE as to what makes a monster movie - epic monster fights. Monster X - Kaiser Ghidorah was a sluggish beast. Back to King Kong, well Peter Jackson actually. This movie did not do as good as they thought in the USA, so it was quickly released to R1 DVD within 3 months. As with all PJ movies, you can expect a longer,longer,longest version w/ more stuff months later so that they can gobble gobble GOBBLE up even more of your hard earned money by double-dipping. With so many new titles that are coming out for the first time ever, I hate wasting money by double dipping for the same movie again, unless it has something more significant than the first movie. Beavis and Butthead do America , The Transformers the Movie, Asylum, and maybe Texas Chainsaw Massacre(original) are examples.. It would not surprise me that still later this year or next year they release the Ulitmate Edition of KK 05 with the PJ chronicles that people spent 40.00 for that nifty box set. Im glad I hated this film, saved me a lot of money... I bet PJ does this with the Hobbit and other Kong films as well..

dsman71 wrote: Final Wars sucked also, but you are also someone who has been exposed to all these new bad horror and sci fi films & probably not bright enough to know a good G-film from a bad one. Actually I've been watching Godzilla movies sicne I was a kid and I think these newer horror films suck. I prefer the old ones.

I liked the movie, but I do agree that it was a bit long, especially in the first and second hours. The last hour of the film, I thought, was perfect. I already own the 2-Disc and will most likely buy this cause of the extras and awesome artwork. Hopefully, the added scenes will improve the film, however I think the film would have been awesome if it was only 2hrs and 25 minutes.

Cheddar J. Cheese wrote: Clavius wrote: Man do I feel pretty lonley here among all this hate. I gotta say I absolutely LOVED this movie (and yes I've been a big fan of Kong '33 for years too). It was simply a grand, old-fashioned adventure story AND a fantastic love story to boot.

I loved this movie (and the original '33). I held off buying it so I could get this one. While the 13 minutes are little, the 40 minutes could be 2 second "walking" scenes that just make it longer and not better.

Agreed with you guys. Anyway, Jackson is a filmmaker who knows what his film needs. Certainly I look forward to the swamp scene in all it's glory plus a hopeful pay off for Englehorn and his crew.

That is a damn sweet cover, though I'd have liked a theatrical tie in to Kong on Broadway. Anyway, special features and further deleted scenes will give this DVD plenty of rewatchability.

Disc 2: Main Feature Part 2 The Eighth Blunder of the World "The Present" A Night In Vaudeville King Kong Homage Weta Collectables Trailers Feature Commentary with Director/Writer/Producer Peter Jackson And Co-Writer/Producer Philippa Boyens

dsman71 wrote: I feel like this discussion board is full of people who are born after 1980 and have no clue about all the great classics that exist and are 100% better than anything out there today. New films for the New Generation..take em..

Ah, I love the time generalizations. You remember an argument in the G98 board? I was one of the few people with you on suitmation vs. CGI? I also drove five hours to see Gojira in a theatre, and am EAGERLY awaiting the September release of the film (I asked rialto immediately if there was going to be one after seeing it theatrically, too) etc etc blah blah...point being, I was born in 1984. It's not a generational thing.

I didn't mind the length as much as I did the acting and the script. They both felt so forced, as if Peter Jackson was shoving character development into our faces whereas in LOTR, the characters were loved naturally.

"King Kong" was a real disappointment in every respect ... especially it exaggerated run time. It needed a good editor to trim out the fat. I can't even imagine how bloated and self-indulgent this extended cut is gonna be.

The LOTR films benefited from "extended" treatments because there was so much more of the story to tell. I wonder if Jackson feels all his films from now on will need to be "extended."

Clavius wrote: Man do I feel pretty lonley here among all this hate. I gotta say I absolutely LOVED this movie (and yes I've been a big fan of Kong '33 for years too). It was simply a grand, old-fashioned adventure story AND a fantastic love story to boot.

And to those who simply don't get it, a love story doesn't necessarily have to mean romantic love. Those who say Ann had the hots for KK simply don't have a clue.

I for one cannot wait for the EE of this film. Running time doesn't bother me, If a film is well done I can sit through 6 hours of it and be happy.

PJ's love for the original is all over the screen. Imagine if any one of you had the chance to make your dream movie, how do you imagine it would turn out? As with the LOTR films, I think PJ did a damn fine job.

Now....where's the HOBBIT?!?

YES! Exactly, father-daughter love!

I loved this movie (and the original '33). I held off buying it so I could get this one. While the 13 minutes are little, the 40 minutes could be 2 second "walking" scenes that just make it longer and not better.

It is never explained in the film how Kong gets back to NY nor was it in the 33' version. Jackson, however hinted here and there how the lift on the ship is what got him on the Venture. if you look at the shot where Denham and Jack are discussing the scrpit in the backround is a photo of the ship using it to lift an elephant. Which isnt a bad thing at all, I like how the Skull Island part of the film slowly fades out with the music, very dramatic.

When Jackson remarked about how it was going to answer the question as to how he got back to NY he was just joking around (the following shot of Kong pushing the Venture from behind is a good indication).

So, 13 minutes are added back in, but there's still 40 minutes of deleated scenes in the special features. Maybe then they were able to fit the film onto one disc (the fact that the LotR EEs were spread over two discs were what kept me away from them). Does anyone know if there's a DTS track. But I might pick this one up, I hear they finally explain how they got Kong back to New York. And I love that cover art, a lot better than the current SE I got back in March.

Yeesh, 13 mins, wasn't expecting that. But keep in mind PJ has been reciving endless criticism about the film's running time since it came out so I wouldn't be suprised if he had intended to make it longer, but then simply opted to make them viewable only as deleted scenes instead to avoid further remarks. I am sure those 13 mins will be 97% SFX (mostly dinosaurs, some kong and skull island) and the further character devolpment will be left as deleted scenes as not to be too 'boring'. kind of sad really, I was really looking forward to seeing everything PJ can toss into the film, and not just the action scenes.

I bought the 2 disc special edition when I was fully aware I would be buying the extended edition, simply because the special features on the SP are different from on the EE so that alone is worth my movie for such an amazing film.

And although I like the cover art, I am really getting tired of seeing all of the promo shots being recyled over and over again (in this case the Kong image is from the UK poster and them crossing the log is a famous promo shot). I was pleased when the standard DVD had new art, oh well, I am sure it looks much better in person.

Not much in the way of extras right now - save for the added footage and deleted scenes, the set has only a commentary and a gag reel? I have a feeling the 3rd disc is pretty much wasted in this set...

BTW, in the U.S., "King Kong" was considered a disappointment by studio heads (they expected a $300 million gross, and it turned out to be only $218 total) -- although it was a bigger hit overseas. The movie would've done better at the box office had it been a half-hour to an hour shorter.

I loved Kong too. It was killing me not buying the original release, but I'm glad I waited for this one. There's so many complaints about the length, but when they only add a small amount onto the running time for the extended cut (while still providing the other scenes that Jackson thought wouldn't work) there's an outcry? Ugh. People who say Kong was too long are the same people who think The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is long and slow.

Matt wrote: dsman71 wrote: Ive been around long enough to know what's better, maybe you havent.. But obvioulsy not around long enough to know when to give something a rest. You didn't like Jackson's King Kong and we get that, but do you really need to post it more than half a dozen times in multiple threads while belittling those who happen to like it along the way?

Not to mention the fact that you really can't make a case that this is a bad movie. It was one of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2005. Check out rottentomatoes.com. It has an 84% fresh rating. That's as high as I can remember for a commercial movie (i.e. non-arthouse type fair.) So you dislike the movie? It doesn't make it a bad movie.

I actually just own the standard single-disc version and thats enough for me.

Same here, but I'd be interested in seeing what was cut as well as view the 40 minutes of deleted scenes. I really did enjoy every second of this movie, but it is rather lengthy and you feel it once you get up. I love long movies, but sometimes they can't really be viewed multiple times so close to each other. I've only seen each Extended LOTR only once each.

I just hope they don't make King Kong: The Even More Extended Extended Uber Special Director's Cut and incorporate said 40 minutes of deleted footage...

Man do I feel pretty lonley here among all this hate. I gotta say I absolutely LOVED this movie (and yes I've been a big fan of Kong '33 for years too). It was simply a grand, old-fashioned adventure story AND a fantastic love story to boot.

And to those who simply don't get it, a love story doesn't necessarily have to mean romantic love. Those who say Ann had the hots for KK simply don't have a clue.

I for one cannot wait for the EE of this film. Running time doesn't bother me, If a film is well done I can sit through 6 hours of it and be happy.

PJ's love for the original is all over the screen. Imagine if any one of you had the chance to make your dream movie, how do you imagine it would turn out? As with the LOTR films, I think PJ did a damn fine job.

lol. People on this board complain that there's one minute or two minutes of added footage to other "Unrated" and "Extended" editions, then they come onto this thread and complain the movie is too long and it doesn't need an extended edition and THEN when it's announced that it's 13 minutes longer they complain that it's only a measly 13 minutes.

I'll get it for the commentary and the other features and whatever. I'm just going to follow Universal's clear plan to take every cent I have.

I really do hope they clean up some of the CGI with this release...the dinosaur stampede, although defintely one of my least favorite parts of the film...I think could certainly benefit from some fixed up CGI...it was pretty poor there as well as in a few other shots in the film...and it really hurt when being compared to how amazing Kong looked throughout the film.

dsman71 wrote: Ive been around long enough to know what's better, maybe you havent.. But obvioulsy not around long enough to know when to give something a rest. You didn't like Jackson's King Kong and we get that, but do you really need to post it more than half a dozen times in multiple threads while belittling those who happen to like it along the way?

13 minutes! That's it?? With forty minutes of deleted scenes - we could be getting at least an extra half hour. I'm not happy. Although I do like that artwork quite a bit. Of course I'm still picking it up - but if I had bought the theatrical cut I don't know that an extra 13 minutes would be worth a double dip. Kind of like the Black Hawk Down extended cut that just came out with only eight additional minutes.

Final Wars sucked also, but you are also someone who has been exposed to all these new bad horror and sci fi films & probably not bright enough to know a good G-film from a bad one. The poster is cool though

Wildjem 77 - So you think Peter J's new King Kong isnt fleshed out, well you are WRONG dude, sorry..it is really just his vision & it sucked. And extended will be even duller with more pointless dumb scenes in PJ's vision. If peter wants his Ann Darrow to have love & have mind-blowing,beastially with a 50 ft ape, maybe he should make a PBS Documentary call it Spanking the biggest Monkey or something. Oh and it is not called being 'stuck in the classics' it is called knowing when the classics are better, but you are probably too young to see that. Ive been around long enough to know what's better, maybe you havent..youve probably been exposed to those useless newer generation horror movies, well take the whole lot of them, because they all suck

Manda of Mu wrote: Damn, someone doesnt like Kong 05'...and whats wrong with Final Wars? sure its not much of a traditional Godzilla movie, but where else (other then Destroy all Monsters) are you going to see all those Toho greats in one film? Man, I loved "Godzilla: Final Wars". I even have the DVD and a duplication of the poster on my wall.

Some of you people are really stuck in their classics. A lot of young people will get interested in the old version by this film. And while the old King Kong was a technical achievement, it's story was rushed. It think Peter's version is better fleshed out. And extended is even better ( with the above scenes ).

youppppiiii!!! I was waiting for this and here it is.well I am sad since my country is being destroyed right now but I hope that in November everything will be back to normal.I loved this movie and wouldn't be bothered or bored to sit and watch the extended cut. P.S. please pray for my contry so that peace could be restored once more

Hey JackJack Off Off - EE THIS ! Godzilla movies, any of them , even the low budget ones from the 70s blow away KK 05 by light years..Id rather watch Godzillas Revenge with all the stock footage than watch KK 05 "Fun action movies" my ass. I cant imagine what kind of garbage Peter Jacksons vision of Son of Kong and Kong 3 will be. Id rather watch KONGA LOL, or the Mighty Peking Man or even A*P*E (well thats a stretch) What you call b***hing I call The REAL TRUTH about KK 05..piece of poo, just as bad as Final Wars with 30 second camoes of most of the monsters, Godzilla coming out 1 hour after the movie has started, more unlikable characters, the out of place music of Emerson, just more c**ppy monster movies in the 21st century. The only G film I didnt like- Final Wars. Angilas was cool, but otherwise just a bad G film.. I feel like this discussion board is full of people who are born after 1980 and have no clue about all the great classics that exist and are 100% better than anything out there today. New films for the New Generation..take em..

Damn, someone doesnt like Kong 05'...and whats wrong with Final Wars? sure its not much of a traditional Godzilla movie, but where else (other then Destroy all Monsters) are you going to see all those Toho greats in one film?

If you don't want to get the EE shut your hole and quit b***hing . What a bunch of whiney brats. I'm sorry, but there has NEVER been a Godzila movie that evens comes close to KK. I can't to hear ya b***h when son of king kong and king kong 3 come out. There are fun action movies, that's it. Don't take em too seriously. Enjoy them for what they are.

Peter turned King Kong into something stupid and shallow, which is par for the course for any Kong movie after 1933. Peter did not improve anything about Kong, he just did things the way he wanted to, his vision...and I didnt like it. If you think Kong 1933 is stupid and shallow, you my friend are the one that's stupid. As for Naomi Watts, well shes a half-watt no name,no talent nobody who insulted the character of Ann Darrow as far as I am concerned. I wish Fay Wray would have come from the grave to watch this nobody play her character. What a laugh riot. King Kong 2005 vs Godzilla Final Wars -- audience loses. Two bad films that deserve the MST3K treatment... Thank God for 1933 King Kong, Godzilla 1954, Beast of 20000 Fathoms,Ray Harryhausen movies, and low budget B monster movies like Them,Tarantula,Deadly Mantis,Caltiki, King Ghidorah. I wish all those monsters would rip KK 2005 to a million little ape peices

some people are really bitter. Although not my favorite of his, LOTR and Heavenly Creatures are amazing, it's worth it for commentary and just overall extendedness. I don't know about some people who have ADD but the logner a movie is the better. If anything Peter improved upon King Kong because he turned something stupid and shallow and tried to make a more indepth tale.

The dumbest Kong movie ever. Ann could never fall for Kong scene? Oh the humanity, she could not love a 50 ft ape and have mind blowing beastiality with him. Pure garbage..Im wondering if the people who liked this trash are born after 1980 & havent seen the real deal King from 1933. Or havent seen a real monster movie. This film to me was another insult to Kong, I felt the actors were all miscast, nobody to root for, nobody to feel anything for, bad acting. Jack Black is NOT Carl Denham, and was a p**s poor choice and that blonde person potraying Ann, I wish Fay Wray would rise from the grave and stike her down & call her an idiot for wanting to love a 50 ft ape...and the ice skating too..oh lord what a dud. Id rather watch the 1976 Kong, Jessica Lange screaming male chauvanist ape at the top of her lungs... Peter Jackson may have a vision and respect for the 1933 Kong, but this revision was a total mockery of what the real Kong was from 1933. Even Kong in KK vs Godzilla was better !! Some classics should just be left alone to be admired for what the true greatness of a movie is, not to be re-made by Jack-Off Nacho Libre Black & a nobody as Ann Darow and all the other nobodies in roles that shouldnt have been in... To Peter Jacksons credit, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy was great filmmaking if not overdone, but stay away from Kong please !

Why is it that so many people seem utterly convinced he started making movies around 1999? About 1/2 of his movies have been double dipped...not exatly the "ENTIRE FILMOGRAPHY" really... Though lord knows I'd like a SINGLE R1 issuing of Meet the Feebles.

I enjoyed this one in the theatres but could never bring myself to go as far as purchasing. Hm.

There are alot of good shots cut out, about 40 mins. worth, including -the famous Swamp scene, -more Kong and Ann devolpment (including a crucial piece of Kong realizing he is a monster and Ann could never love him). -The Venture crews' first encounter with a Skull Island creature (a gigantic flightless bird that Lumpy shoots) -Kong vs. the Venatosaurus -Extended Log Chasm and the fight with Kong and the Vastatosaurus is longer

Most of it is character development or dinosaur footage. I for one think this movie can never be too long.

I remember there being a shot of some kind of sea monster in the original preview, along with the Ann Darrow screaming on the boat bit. Not to mention quite a few monsters in toy form that didn't seem to make the movie. I'd agree that the theatrical cut was overlong, but DVD is different, there's a pause button and personal toilet.

I'll get the 3 disc set just to see what was cut. I liked King Kong, it was too long though; The extended might be excruciating to sit through but I know I'll get suckered into buying it anyway. Curiosity killed the cat, and his wallet I guess.

The only thing that will get me to double dip on this is if there is a commentary track and further "making of" that I do not have. Jackson does great commentaries, so that alone would make this worth a double dip. But I hope the movie isn't extended as it has been noted already and I have publicly cried for some time, this movie was already way too long. Please atleast give us the option of not seeing the extended scenes if they are added

And that is sad to say for me that I don't want extended or added back deleted scenes. Normally I'm a junky for that. But this film already pushed my patience, I don't need another 20 or 30 minutes to make me dislike it even more. And it isn't like I hated the film, I just never could figure out the point of taking a classic film and remaking it double the length of the original. I know it is THE film which made him want to become a film maker, yet it seems we were all made to witness his fanboy-gasm to the extreme.

I for one am looking forward to this. Loved the film, and own the 2-disc SE. Will pick this one up for sure just for the commentary tracks. With LOTR, the original DVD release of the theatrical versions did not contain a commentary track, rather, PJ waited until the EE's, just as he's done with Kong. If anyone has ever listened to PJ's commentary tracks, you'll find that they are quite entertaining, and chock full of interesting tidbits. As well, I am hopeful that some extended scenes may help flesh out some of the weaknesses in the theatrical version. Kong, while not perfect, is an entertaining romp, and I can't wait to see what Jackson et al have come up with.

I agree with the majority that the original theatrical cut was too long, but entertaining nonetheless. However, the movie wasn't a huge splash at the box office (despite its $218 million gross in the U.S.), so I don't know why Universal is trying to follow New Line's success with an EE of "King Kong."

Unless the set includes a music-only 5.1 audio track of James Newton Howard's score (or some other extras that I'm interested in), I'm sticking with my single-disc edition (which already looks and sounds excellent).

Disciple wrote: Maybe this time we actually get to see how they got Kong onto the boat and transported him to New York? Maybe . I will probably pick this up. I hope that with it being extended it will fill in the gaps it had so it is easier to watch.

Personally I'm not interested in an extended cut because the theatrical version should have trimmed plenty already. I'll wait for the HD DVD which will probably have the theatrical version and the include new documentary on it.

3 discs? I thought it was supposed to be 4 discs? So the extended film is spread over 2 discs and that leaves 1 disc for extras. We can assume that the production diaries will not be carried over so I guess there will be a documentary and maybe a couple of featurettes?

I don't mind King Kong's running time at all: but hey, to quote Roger Ebert, a great movie can never be too long. I mean, LOTR from Jackson's own career, and then the likes of Spielberg's epics and Classical epics too.

While I own both the Production Diaries and the 2-disc SE, I'll probably pick up this 3-disc set for completion's sake. Like Jurgie just mentioned, I'd like to see what was cut and if it makes it flow a bit better. As there were several scenes/shots in the trailer that didn't make it into the theatrical cut.

In my opinion, Kong was by far one of the best five films of 2005. Absolutely loved every minute of it - and if it had any flaws, it was from being too chopped up to make for a shorter run-time. I've been waiting for this announcement! Can't wait to pick it up. Now, Mr. Jackson, ditch that stupid Halo project and get cracking on The Hobbit!

This film was really something in theatres, however when I watched it on dvd I found it pretty bland and alot of it's flaws showed through the astonishment of the first viewing. It is really,too overly long and some scenes are just plain rediculious but it's still alot better than other c**p that comes out and if this dvd has DTS I just may purchase it.

This film was the biggest piece of garbage since Godzilla final wars and Id rather watch King Kong 1976, King Kong lives, or even an MST3K film like Manos, the Hands of Fate or Monster A G0-G0 than this. As if the original cut wasnt long & dull enough out comes the usual Peter Jackson 'extended cut' which we should all know it was coming just like all his other recent films like Lord of the Rings. Anyway KK 05 was awful so I wont get this one, Id rather watch 2 lovers ice skating together, not some mixed up female and a 50 ft ape ALL HAIL KING KONG 1933 ~ !!

i loved it....although it was long..it wasn't boring at any moment for me..i was supprised how much entertained I was watching it..just a perfect adventure movie for me....in my opinion bether than Jackson's LOTR (which was dull for me)..but that's just my point of view..... i already own the 2-disk SE..but will pick this Deluxe Extended Edition for sure....just loved this movie as a perfect fun-film

i'm in no way shape or form a fan of that movie but I am curious to see what got cut out. I agree it's too bleeping long but who knows the extended cut may end up being something worth picking up as long as they don't have any more scenes with Jimmy and the token negro spiritual *cough* morpheus ripoff *cough*

and I wonder how they can actually improve on the 5.1 for the DTS sound. the 5.1 mix is perfect enough already

I agree, too long and boring. Even some of the SFX were pretty patchy. I don't understand how Empire magazine readers voted this the film of the year. Then again, aside from Sin City, there wasn't much else to choose from.